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False Alarm: Student Affairs Hosts Active Shooter Error Town Hall

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Pepperdine Student Affairs hosted a town hall meeting Thursday afternoon following a false report of shots fired on the Calabasas campus Wednesday night. The false report was sent after a DPS dispatcher shift change, where dispatchers are required to send an emergency test message to a small group of staff members. At 9:47 p.m., Wednesday, Pepperdine community … [Read more...] about False Alarm: Student Affairs Hosts Active Shooter Error Town Hall

Spring 2021 to Begin Online, Administration Hopeful for Reopening Later in the Semester

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Almost 10 months after campus closed March 15, 2020, students will need to wait a little longer until they can return to class on campus. Seaver Dean Michael Feltner announced Pepperdine’s plan for spring 2021 instruction in a Jan. 8, email to students. Classes for the upcoming semester will begin completely online with the University providing updates on delivery modality … [Read more...] about Spring 2021 to Begin Online, Administration Hopeful for Reopening Later in the Semester

Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall

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Administration provided Seaver students and parents with updates for spring 2021 semester with important information regarding housing, the academic calendar, International Programs and updates to university communication in a Zoom town hall.President Jim Gash, Vice President for Student Affairs Connie Horton and Seaver Dean Michael Feltner gave both general and departmental … [Read more...] about Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall

Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus

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Photo by Kayiu Wong Pepperdine announced Wednesday morning that the university will cancel in-person classes in favor of online courses for the remainder of the semester due to the spread of COVID-19. The email from President Jim Gash requested that residential students move out of their on-campus housing by 3 p.m., on March 15. The email also stated that the University … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus

Staff Editorial: Bring Awareness to Student Veterans

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Art by Madeline Duvall With last week's Pepperdine Graphic Media Town Hall, "Citizen Soldier," on Thursday, March 8, it is only right that the Pepperdine Graphic staff focus on the important and often-overlooked presence and engagement of student veterans on campus. "Citizen Soldier" was an opportunity for dialogue regarding veterans’ affairs and for some of Pepperdine’s own … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Bring Awareness to Student Veterans